Ganitha Kalika Andolana

Free downloadable teaching material

Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA) is Akshara’s Math model designed as a support programme for students and teachers in government primary schools to bring proficiency for children in Grades 1-5. It focuses on improving math skills by making learning fun and relevant to everyday life and is taught based on the philosophy of ‘Activity based learning’. It seeks to encourage clarity of thought and the ability to address mathematical problems in day-to-day life. It is an activity-based learning programme that focuses on improving the math skills of children in grades 1-5 by making learning fun. It emphasises on ‘understanding by doing’, and peer learning.

The programme is implemented by provisioning math Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs) to schools, and by providing training and support to teachers in government primary schools. These TLMs are designed to facilitate learning of competencies prescribed in the Karnataka State curriculum. GKA has been developed with a great deal of research and inputs from subject experts and field practitioners. It supplements governmental efforts in enhancing the quality of math learning outcomes.

These TLMs are supported by Math Concept Cards and a Teacher’s Manual (Kannada/Urdu/English) to facilitate learning in every classroom. The following teaching learning materials are free and can be downloaded and used in any geography.

Ganitha Kalika Andolana Teacher’s handbook

These manuals provide guidelines for math teachers on the use of teaching aids in the math kit provided as a part of the GKA programme.

The Kannada, English, Oriya and Urdu version of Teacher's hand book and concept cards are certified by SSA and the teachers in Karnataka and Odisha. It is being used in more than 17,000 schools in 14 districts of Karnataka and Odisha as on September 2017.

The Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi version of the document requires additional review by the respective state education departments and teachers. Please help us in reviewing these documents and contribute to a good cause. You can also share your suggestions to improve the documentation or the content. Write to us @ - nagrajprabhu@akshara.org.in

Math Concept Cards

This is a set of 10 cards with illustrations and short stories to familiarise the children with the terminology related to math concepts. It also has questions which encourages critical thinking among children. These cards are provided along with the kits.

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